Subject #: __________

Sample ELEC418/518 Questionnaire

Section I: Personal Information
1.

In what age group are you?

19 and under
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 +

2.

Gender:
Male
Female

3. In terms of your current occupation, how would you characterize yourself?

Writer
Administrative Assistant
Journalist
Secretary
Academic
Professional
Technical expert
Student
Designer
Administrator/Manager
Other, please specify:

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Subject #: __________

Part 2: To be completed during and/or after software use

1. With respect to the version of Microsoft Word currently installed on your
machine, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the
following statements:
SD = Strongly Disagree
D = Disagree
N = Neutral
A = Agree
SA = Strongly Agree
This software is easy to use.
I am in control of the contents of the menus
and toolbars.
I will be able to learn how to use all that is
offered in this software.
Navigating through the menus and toolbars
is easy to do.
This software is engaging.
The contents of the menus and the toolbars
match my needs.
Getting started with this version of the
software is easy.
This software is flexible.
Finding the options that I want in the
menus and toolbars is easy.
It is easy to make the software do exactly
what I want.
Discovering new features is easy.
I get my word processing tasks done
quickly with this software.
This software is satisfying to use.

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SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

SD

SA

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Subject #: __________

Part 3: To be Completed once both versions of Microsoft Word have

been used by the subject.
1. If you could choose only one of the versions to continue using, which would
it be?
Microsoft Word 2000

Microsoft Word Personal

2. What particular aspect(s) of Microsoft Word 2000 did you like?

3. What particular aspect(s) of Microsoft Word 2000 did you dislike?

4. What particular aspect(s) of Microsoft Word Personal did you like?

5. What particular aspect(s) of Microsoft Word Personal did you dislike?

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Subject #: __________

6. There are a number of criteria listed below. Please select the version that
would be your 1st choice according to each of the criteria. If you really
cannot make a choice for a given criteria please select "Equal".
2000 = Microsoft Word 2000
Personal = Microsoft Word Personal
Equal = 2000 and Personal satisfy this criteria equally
Criteria

1st Choice

This software is easy to use.

I am in control of the contents of the
menus and toolbars.
I will be able to learn how to use all that
is offered in this software.
Navigating through the menus and
toolbars is easy to do.
This software is engaging.
The contents of the menus and the
toolbars match my needs.
Getting started with this version of the
software is easy.
This software is flexible.
Finding the options that I want in the
menus and toolbars is easy.
It is easy to make the software do exactly
what I want.
Discovering new features is easy.
I get my word processing tasks done
quickly with this software.
This software is satisfying to use.

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2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

2000

Personal

Equal

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